Happy Mother's Day!

To all the mom's in the world, Happy Mother's Day! To my mom - thank you and Happy Mother's Day to the best mother in the world!

Jackson says, YEAH!!! It's Mother's Day! This is his latest trick - clapping!

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This weekend, we spent yesterday driving to Columbia - not necessarily what I was looking to do this weekend (travel, that is), but it worked out well. We visited Grandma and Grandpa (Justin's parents) briefly, made our first trip to the zoo (Riverbanks Zoo), and we paid a surprise visit to Papa (my Dad). The zoo was definitely not the highlight of the trip - Jackson is a little too young yet to care. It was too hot and there were too many people - he was a little overwhelmed by it all. Of course, he didn't fuss. He just didn't really act one way or the other. I think he did like the aquarium the best - seeing the fish swimming around.

I captured a couple of pictures of Jackson playing with Grandpa and with Papa - such sweet pictures.

Today, we spent the day lounging. My dear sweet friend Nichole sent me flowers. My mom-in-law gave me some cash for a pedicure! :) My mom gave me a beautiful mother/child statue. Justin and Jackson gave me some orange lilies to plant - something lasting that can come back every year and remind me of the best gift of all - JACKSON! Jackson made me a butterfly (with the help of Ms. Nora Jean from daycare). His hands are the wings and his foot is the body - all laminated and made into a magnet. It's perfect! Justin also made an awesome quiche for breakfast and cooked some good dinner too. I can't forget that he washed my car -- BONUS!! It was a great weekend!

I have a couple more pictures to share. Jackson's latest thing that is too cute for words is when he drops something (usually on purpose), he looks for it curiously. This picture doesn't do it justice. It is so funny to see him looking for something. He also loves pulling all his toys out of the basket on his own. He digs around and looks curiously in the basket with that same expression. He is absolutely the cutest thing that I have ever seen!